Comment 12 for bug 890438

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In , Sergey V. Udaltsov (svu) wrote :

> Ok with RAlt. It's not principal for me. And if left and right Alt are
> different, then may be it's right. But. In case of wrong order when switching.
> Why if the things worked in some strange way for years, they should be
> perceived as correct?
There is nothing "correct" about existing way. Or the way you want. The existing way is just what people are used to. Really, IIRC you are first who complained.

> Maybe just no one wanted to write the report because of
> low importance for them?
Quite possible

> And I don't understand why one keyboard shortcut must
> switch in different order than other keyboard shortcut? Why, for example the
> Win key switches EN-RU-UA and LAlt+LShift switches EN-UA-RU ?
You know, there is grp:win_menu_switch. Check it, you'll be surprised.

> But anyway. If it must be as it is, can you please do it configurable?
Only by introducing completely new grp:* xkb option. And, for a moment, you are the only user of it - so I am not sure I would be happy to commit it.

What you can do is organize some public discussion (on any English or Russian-speaking forum, so that I could understand) about that matter. Voting perhaps. That might convince me.